Job summary
Expected Shortlisting
Date
18/07/2025
Planned Interview
Date
05/08/2025
Are
you a passionate and dynamic Clinical Nurse Specialist seeking a unique and
impactful opportunity?
Step
into a pivotal role within our dedicated Post Renal Transplant Specialist
Nurse Team for a 6 month maternity leave cover and become an integral part of
a team that makes a tangible difference.
You
will guide our patients through their crucial initial phase post-transplant.
You'll be at the forefront, providing expert care and support during their
inpatient journey. The post holder is responsible for:
Empowering patients with vital
bedside ERAS training, setting them on the path to a smoother recovery.
Facilitating seamless transitions
home through comprehensive discharge education, ensuring they feel confident
and prepared.
Collaborating closely with the
multidisciplinary team during ward rounds, contributing your specialist
knowledge to optimise patient care.
You'll
also play a key role in our busy early transplant clinics, where you'll have
the opportunity to build relationships and provide ongoing support to
patients as they navigate their new lives post-transplant.
Main duties of the job
The
job holder will be instrumental in managing the inpatient workload, including
daily ward visits, delivering vital bedside ERAS training and support,
providing comprehensive discharge education, and actively participating in
ward rounds. Their focused attention during this early stage is paramount to
facilitating timely and well-informed discharges.
Furthermore,
this role extends to the early transplant clinics, which run twice weekly and
typically involve reviewing up to 6 patients each session. Currently, the
substantive CNS in this role manages an average of 30 patient reviews per
week. The job holder will work closely with the wider transplant
multidisciplinary team including specialist pharmacists, nephrologists and
consultants. The job holder will have the opportunity to engage with
transplant education sessions and local transplant network meetings to
understand the wider transplant picture with focus on service development.
About us
The
Leeds Renal Services lies within the Abdominal Medicine Surgery (AMS)
Clinical Service unit at Leeds Teaching Hospital Trust.
The
main renal unit is at St James's University Hospital, where inpatient,
outpatient, pre-dialysis, haemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis and
transplantation services are provided. Nurse-led outpatient clinics also take
place at St James's.
The
sub-regional kidney transplant service for West, East and North Yorkshire is
located at St James's University Hospital. Thank you for considering your
career with us in Renal Services, Abdominal Medicine & Surgery at Leeds
Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.
Leeds
Teaching Hospitals is committed to our process of redeploying 'at risk'
members of our existing workforce to new roles. As such, all our job adverts
are subject to this policy and we reserve the right to close, delay or remove
adverts while this process is completed. If you do experience a delay in the
shortlisting stage of the recruitment cycle, please bear with us while this
process is completed, and contact the named contact if you have any
questions.
Job description
Job responsibilities
1. JOB DETAILS
Job
Title: Nurse
Specialist - Renal Transplant
Reports
To: Senior Clinical
Nurse Specialist
Accountable
To: Transplant Co-ordinator
and Lead
Band: 6
Unit/Department: Renal Services
Directorate: Abdominal Medicine &
Surgery
Location: St Jamess Hospital
JOB
PURPOSE
The
jobholder will be joining an established team of clinical nurse specialists
who provide care to a caseload of approximately 1250 post renal transplant
patients. They will play a key role in the initial post-transplant phase
supporting their inpatient journey and will then go on to support them the
patients in the early transplant clinic. Here they will have the opportunity
to support the patient as they navigate their new lives post-transplant.
The
job holder will join an established specialist nursing team who provide care
and advice to a specific patient group and will contribute to the development
of the speciality service.
Job description
Job responsibilities
1. JOB DETAILS
Job
Title: Nurse
Specialist - Renal Transplant
Reports
To: Senior Clinical
Nurse Specialist
Accountable
To: Transplant Co-ordinator
and Lead
Band: 6
Unit/Department: Renal Services
Directorate: Abdominal Medicine &
Surgery
Location: St Jamess Hospital
JOB
PURPOSE
The
jobholder will be joining an established team of clinical nurse specialists
who provide care to a caseload of approximately 1250 post renal transplant
patients. They will play a key role in the initial post-transplant phase
supporting their inpatient journey and will then go on to support them the
patients in the early transplant clinic. Here they will have the opportunity
to support the patient as they navigate their new lives post-transplant.
The
job holder will join an established specialist nursing team who provide care
and advice to a specific patient group and will contribute to the development
of the speciality service.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Substantial experience at Band 5 or equivalent including experience within a relevant specialty area during which time the following experience should have been gained
- Clinical audit and standard setting
- Transplant experience
Desirable
- Service development and or change management
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse (Level 1)
- Recognised teaching/assessing qualification
Desirable
- Post registration qualification
Skills & behaviours
Essential
- Excellent written and verbal skills
- Teaching
- Leadership
- IT skills
- Ability to organise and prioritise own and others workload
- Compassionate and caring
- Flexibility, adaptable, capable of lateral thinking
Desirable
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Innovator
- Motivator
- Assertiveness
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Substantial experience at Band 5 or equivalent including experience within a relevant specialty area during which time the following experience should have been gained
- Clinical audit and standard setting
- Transplant experience
Desirable
- Service development and or change management
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse (Level 1)
- Recognised teaching/assessing qualification
Desirable
- Post registration qualification
Skills & behaviours
Essential
- Excellent written and verbal skills
- Teaching
- Leadership
- IT skills
- Ability to organise and prioritise own and others workload
- Compassionate and caring
- Flexibility, adaptable, capable of lateral thinking
Desirable
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Innovator
- Motivator
- Assertiveness
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
